Carrier for feed-cutters



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CARRIER FOR FEED CUT'TERS.

Patented Jan. 19, 1897.

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JAMES MURRAY COOK AND JAMES EDlVIN MATEER, OF MOUNT GILEAD, OHIO.

CARRIER FOR FEED-CUTTERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 575,593, dated January 19, 1897. Application filed February 24, 1896. Serial No. 580,495. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: plied to the pulley a, secured to a suitable Be it known that we, JAMES MURRAY COOK shaft, to which are attached suitable gearand JAMES EDWIN MATEER, citizens of the wheels or sprocket-wheel connecting with United States, residing at Mount Gilead, in similar wheels secured to a counter-shaft b,

the county of Morrow and State of Ohio, have the latter being driven thereby. A suitable invented certain new and useful Improveframe S is attached to the frame of the cutmentsin Carriers for Feed-Cutters; and we do ter and may be detachable for convenience declare the following to be a full, clear, and in transporting the machine. exact description of the invention, such as A base S, preferably circular in form, havi'o will enable others skilled in the art to which it ing a circular upturnedrim,at the top of which appertains to make and use the same, referis a guide-flange, is permanently secured to euce beinghad to the accompanyingdrawings, the frame S. This base may be made of any and to the letters of reference marked theresuitable material, but I preferably make it of on, which form a part of this specification. cast-iron. At the upper side of the bottom 15 Our invention relates to the class of carof the base is an annular semicircular groove riers that are used in connection with feedto receive spherical rollers r. The center of cutters to carry away the cut feed from the the bottom has a hole to receive a center pin, cutter and elevate it, delivering it to bins or and suitable apertures may be made in the to a vehicle, as may be desired; and it conbottom to allow dust to drop through.

20 sists of certain devices and combinations of R is a circular plate or wheel having the mechanical devices, as will be more fully decenter pin 15 in its center, which isrevoluble scribed hereinafter. in the central hole in the base below. The

The object of our invention is to provide a wheel R has at its under side an annular carrier for a feed-cutter that will deliver the semicircular groove corresponding to the 25 out feed at any point or angle within a radius groove in the base below and rests upon the of a half-circle, which may be changed to deballs 1. The upper face is provided with liver the out feed at. any of such points while gear-teeth arranged in a circle with bevelin operation, and which may be changed to faces forming a horizontal bevel gear-wheel. deliver higher or at various desirable eleva- At one side of the baseis mounted a bracket 30 tions while in operation. V, in which is journaled a shaft f, set trans- A further object is to provide a carrier of versely with the cutter-frame. At the outer this description that is adaptable to any style end of the shaft a sprocket-wheel is secured of feed-cutter. thereto, and secured to the inner end of the \Vith these objects in view our invention shaft is a bevel-pinion R meshing with the 35 is furthermore of few parts, cheaply congear-wheel R to drive it. A rotative part T struoted,and is durable and economical in use. or circumferentially-adjustable turn-table,

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 repreto which is permanently attached the rotasents a side elevation of our carrier, having tive or swivel carrier K, has at its under side the outer end broken away, attached to a cutan annular bearing-surface resting upon and 40 for. Fig. 2 is a top View of same. Fig. 3 is rotativcly supported at U by the upper sura side view of the lower portion of a leg. Fig. face of the rim of the base, the guide-flange at is a plan and end view of a flight. Fig. 5 on the latter keeping it central. is a sectional view through center of swivel Through one side of the part T, in a suitor turn-table and gearing, and Fig. 6 is a side able hole, is journaled a shaft f, having se- 45 elevation of same. Fig. 7 is a side view of cured to its outer end a sprocket-wheel F elevating-carrier. Fig. 8 is a side elevation and to its inner end a bevel-pinion R meshof carrier complete attached to a cutter. ing with the gear-wheel R, by which the pin- In the drawings, A designates a feed-cutter ion is driven, while the latter may be carried which is driven by any suitable power prefaround with the part T to any relative degree 50 erably applied through means of a belt apwithin a half-circle. I00

At the outer elevated end of the frame of the swivel-carrier K is a rotatable shaft suitably mounted, having at one end a sprocketwheel H and at the opposite end a sprocketwheel 11', while at its center it has a sprocketwheel G, all secured permanently to said shaft. At the opposite end of said carrier is a sprocket-wheel G,lixed toa suitably-mounted rotating shaft. Mounted on the s rocket-s G and G is a drag-chain O, to which are secured carrying-flights N, the chain and flights being hereinafter more fully described. The carrier K is provided with a suitable bottom upon which the chain and flights slide and carry the feed. A pair of legs 7' are attached to the carrier K to support its outer end and hold it in any desired position. They are each provided with a hook-bracket J for supporting the lower end of the extension and elevating carrier L, the latter being supported at its outer end at any desired elevation by means of legs Z, upon which it is adjustable by means of suitable pins and holes to suit.

In constructing our carrier L it is made so as to be readily detachable from the drivingcarrier K. A suitable floor and sides are provided, andat the lower inner end of the frame is suitably mounted in brackets M a rotatable shaft i, extending across the frame so that the ends rest in the hook-bearings of the brackets J. At one end of the shaft is fixed a sprocket-wheel I and at the center of the shaft a sprocket-wheel M. At the opposite elevated end is a short rotatable shaft m, mounted in adjustable brackets M slidable on a base M and controlled by means of a suitable screw, so that the slack in the carrier-chain may be taken up. At the central part of the shaft m is secured thereon a sprocket-wheel M. In some cases the carrier L is made to fold, as shown in Fig. 7, by means of hinges L and is prevented from folding by a hook L at each side, hung to a staple or eye on one part and engaging with another suitable staple on the other part.

The carriers K and L are provided with our improved flights connected by one chain for each carrier. Each flight N consists of a slat N lying flat and a vertical slat N, the two being secured together by means of anglepieces N The chains 0 O, composed of short sections, are connected in the holes n in the slats N, and a suitable recess N is cut out to admit the sprocket-teeth when pass ing over the sprocket-wheels at each end of the frame.

At one end of the shaft 1) is secured a sprocket-wheel C, and at a suitable part on the frame of the cutter is hung a sprocketwheel E; also at another suitable part of the frame is hung a sprocket-wheel D to a suitable bracket d, in which provision is made for adjustment by means of a screw.

In practical use a sprocket-chain runs over to the wheels 0 E F D. A similar chain connects the wheels F and II, and a like chain connects the wheels I l and I. A chain carrying flights runs over the wheels G G, and a like chain and flights run over the wheels M M. Motion is thus transmitted by the sprocket-wheel C to the wheel 1 the wheel It, the wheel F H, chain 0, wheels H and I, and chain 0 simultaneously. When desirable to move the delivery end of the carrier around to any desired angle, the legs are simply lifted slightly from the ground, when the carrier may be readily moved, and when again rested is sufficiently secured.

Having described our invention, what we claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s

1. In a carrier for feed-cutters, the combination of the base comprising the fixed portion S and the movable portion T, the gearwheel R, the center pin i, the balls 9', the shaft f mounted in the fixed portion, the wheel F, the gear-wheel R meshing with the wheel R, the shaft f, the wheel F, the gearwheel R meshing with the wheel R, the carrier mounted on said base, the elevating-earrier operatively connected to said carrier, and suitable means whereby said wheel F may be driven, substantially as shown and described.

2. In a carrier for feed-cutters, the combination of the base, the lower fixed portion of which has an annular bal1-bearing groove at the upper side of its bottom and a raised annular flange around its bottom; the horizontal gear-wheel having at its under side an annular ball-bearing groove and at its upper side bevel gear-teeth; balls in said grooves; a central pin on which the horizontal wheel is mounted; a shaft mounted horizontally in said lower portion; a bevel gear-wheel mounted on said last-mentioned shaft and engaging said horizontal gear-wheel; the upper portion of said base supported rotatably upon said lower portion; a shaft mounted horizontally therein; a bevel gear-wheel on the inner end of the latter shaft and engaging said horizontal gear-wheel, and suitable wheels at the outer ends of said shafts whereby motion may be received by the lower and transmitted by the upper of said wheels, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES MURRAY COOK. JAMES EDWIN MATEER. \Vitnesses:

J. W. PUGH, C. 11. Wool). 

